Improvement in cartridge-shells



N. 0. HUNTING.

Cartridge-Shell. No, 161,514, PatentedMarh30,l87-5.

WlTNESSES INVENTOR wm M Attorneys 'TATE-s PATENT,

NEWToN vo. HUNTING, or. LINooLN, ILLINOIS.-

IMPROVEMENT m cARTR lD GE-sHELLSy Specification formingpart of Letters Patent No. 161,5i4, date d March 30,1875; application filed October 1, 1874.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, NEWTON G. HUNTING, of Lincoln, in the county of Logan and in the State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Breech-Loading Shell; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof,

I( ference being bad to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference. marked thereon, making a part of this specification.'

My invention relates to the class of cartridges used in breech-loadingfire arms and the nature of my invention consists in the construction of the cartridge-shell with a movable head, and contracted in that portion which is to contain the ball or'shot, so as to insert the wad and charge from the rear end of the shell as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and 7 use the same, I will now proceed to describe flange, a, as shown. B represents the heady formed with a shoulder, b, and inserted in the rear end of the shell A. On the inner side of September, 187 4.

' the'head Bis placed a rubber disk, 0,1ield-by a plate, D, and the tubeor nipple d passing through all, with a recess formed in the outer I surface of the head,in usual manner, to receive the cap.

In loading this shell, the wad is first inserted from the breech, and wedged tightly at the point where the shell commences to con. tract. The charge of powder is then put in 'behind the wad, after which thehead is pressed into place. The shot are then placed in front of the wad, andanother wad placed infront of them. The rubber disk 0 prevents the powder from blowing out-at the breech. By thisconstruction of the shell I am enabled to shoot a forced wad, thereby getting additional power. Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The'combinatiom'with acartridge-shell open'at both ends, of the flanged head B, rubber disk 0-, and plate D, united by the primingtube d, substantially as set forth.

2.- The combination of the shellfA, enlarged at its rear, and having flange a, with the removable head composed of the flanged plate B, rubber disk 0, plate D, and the primingtube d, all constructed substantially as set forth. v I

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of NEWTON o. HUNTING} Witnesses: H l

. FINIs-E. BELL, R. BROOKS FoRREs'r. 

